ART - SCENE - HISTORY - HERITAGE - TRAVEL - WINE - GASTRONOMY
"Solo algunos espectáculos llegan a ser un verdadero disfrute para los sentidos y la mente; así me ocurrió al asistir a la recreación de La Fastiginia en el Palacio Real de Valladolid. Y al igual que el viajero portugués Tomé Pinheiro quedó impactado en 1605 por el esplendor de La Corte Española, establecida por entonces en la ciudad, hoy somos afortunados al evocar aquel ambiente cultural tan refinado gracias a una perfecta simbiosis de arte, literatura, música y danza. "
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Duels and Losses appear in Don Quixote as part of the diet of the 'ingenious hidalgo'. In essence, scrambled eggs with sausage, ham and bacon, although some recipes add other ingredients. Here, we have seasoned it with black garlic.
Chocolate was one of the culinary passions at the Austrian court. The ceremony for its tasting was called "entertainment". It was consumed as a drink and flavored with vanilla, cinnamon or cloves. It used to be served with sweets and candied fruits.
Shakespeare put into the mouth of his character Falstaff ("Henry IV") an impassioned praise of Sherry. At Fastiginia, our guests have the opportunity to listen to it while they enjoy the sublime liquor.
Francisco Motiño, royal chef, laid the foundations for modern Spanish cuisine in "Arte de Cocina, Pastelería y Vizcochería" (1611). In the image, recreation of one of his recipes for stewing fish.
For the Spanish Casa Austria, the very act of eating acquired a theatrical dimension. An army of trades from 'Boca y Mesa' collaborated in an elaborate representation that sought to dazzle locals and strangers alike with its magnificence. The label of the Duchy of Burgundy introduced by Philip "the beautiful" had evolved to make the Spanish protocol the most elaborate and majestic in the world. On the gastronomic level, master chefs such as the pioneer Ruperto de Nola and the legendary Francisco Montiño, who served three kings, reflected the best of that cultural melting pot in two separate treatises. Fastiginia offers our spectator-diners a unique experience designed to delight the senses and the spirit.
"The banquet of the monarchs" (1579 - A. Sánchez Coello)
« FASTIGINIA: THE GREAT PARTY OF THE GOLDEN CENTURY » , is a playful evocation of the courtly Valladolid at the beginning of the 17th century: Music, Theater and Dance fused in a unique scenic language. But our project also has a gastronomic dimension , that seeks to offer the 'total experience'.
The work of the Ars Divina association includes the study of culinary uses and customs during the Renaissance and Baroque, and their subsequent staging in recreations of festivals and banquets ("The banquet of the Lauro", "Deconstructing Leonardo", "Bocados Cervantinos"...) This baggage is now put at the service of Fastiginia, who uses cooking as another discipline that participates in the great festival .
A 'literary' concept of gastronomy with references to Don Quixote, 'gastronomic' poems by Quevedo or works by Shakespeare. Old recipe books where the Manjar Blanco, the Olla podrida, the Mirraustre appear... Color, aroma and flavor to illustrate each 'service' in which our banquet is divided.